What a Waster

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"What a Waster"
Libertines-WhatAWaster.jpg
Single by The Libertines
B-side"I Get Along"
Released3 June 2002 (2002-06-03)
Genre
Length2:58
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bernard Butler
The Libertines singles chronology
"What a Waster"
(2002) 		"Up The Bracket"
(2002)

"What a Waster" is the first single from The Libertines. The song received little airplay because it contains frequent profanity. "What a Waster" was initially left off the UK edition of the band's debut album Up the Bracket but was later included as the 13th track on a subsequent re-issue.

The song was used in the film The Football Factory.

Reception[]

NME included the song at number 96 in their list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, writing that the song "subscribed to all the classic pop single rules: under three minutes, catchy-as-hell, five chords max and instantly banned by broadcasters the world over."[1]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.

7"
  1. "What a Waster" - 2:58
  2. "I Get Along" - 2:53
CD
  1. "What a Waster" - 2:58
  2. "I Get Along" - 2:53
  3. "Mayday" - 1:03

Chart performance[]

Chart (2002) Peak
position[2]
UK Singles Chart 37

References[]

  1. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1". NME.
  2. ^ "Libertines What A Waster @ Top40-Charts.com". top40-charts.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
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